Cloth-measuring device.



PABNTED DEC. 155 1903.

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Witnesses:

- Attorneys MALCOLM MCKELLAR,

Patented December 15, 1903;

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or fNEsBrrT, CANADA.

cLoTH-MEASURING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Nc. 746,984, dated December15, 1903.

' Appleman nea nach e, 190s.

To all whom it may cori/carri@A a l l Be it known that I,MALGOLM`MOKELLAB, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing atNesbitt, county of Brandon, Province of Manitoba, Canada, haveinventedcertain new and useful Improvements in ClothMeas'- 1 `uringMachines; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such aswilllenable g othersskilled in the art to which it appertains kto make and use the same.

My invention relates to machines for measi uringfabric, and it isexpected to be espe-l cially useful in Wholesale houses, factories',dro., which must supplyv cloth to customers.'

, The invention consists in the construction and combination of `partsto'be more fully described hereinafter and definitely set forth in theclaims. 'l y In the drawings, which fully illustrate my inventiom Figure1 representsthe device ini side elevation. Fig. 2 represents the machinef in plan, the web of cloth represented being; shown as broken away tomore c1ea'rly;dis= close the construction. of the 4mechanism Fig. 3 is atransverse vertical section taken g substantially on the line- 3,3 ofFig. 1. Fig. l 4 represents in perspective a portion of thei tableincluded inthe'device'and showing a;

Asupport for the 4cloth-roll.V Fig. 5 is a verti cal section takensubstantially upon the line l-5 5 of Fig. 2, but upon a somewhatenlarged scale. Fig. 6 represents in perspective a portion of themechanism for guiding the web of, cloth as it passes. Fig. 7 representsalso in' perspective another portion of the mechan-t ism for guidingthewebof cloth. This view' represents the parts in an invertedposition.k

Fig. 8 represents kin A'perspective one of the' gudgeons which I'us'ein' connection with the. apparatus. I

Throughout the drawingsand specification the same numerals'ofrefei'en'ce denote like parts.v Referring more particularly totheparts, 15 represents a substantial table supported upon suitablellegslt, as indicated. Preferably at. substantially its vvmiddle 'point`rthis table is provided with a pair of oppositely-disposed standardsV17, which constitute supports for a measuring-drum 18, mounted betweenthe vsame'. This drum may be provided with a SerialNo.146,S15. (Nomodel.)

' f suitable axle or' arbor 19, the extremities of which areheld in.therinclined slots 20, formed infche side of the standards 17 in themanner shown. At their upper portions the standards17 areprovided withvertically-disposed ,slots orvopenings 21, -in which'are guidedblocks'22, whichjblocks constitute bearings 'for thereducedextreinitiesof a presser-roller 23, .which is, disposed between the supports, asindicated. j These blocks 22 are provided with'vertically'- extendingstems 24, which pass through the'upper wall of the slots 21, and aroundthese'fstems there are coiled helical' springs 25, which'- thrust.downwardly against the blocks 22, so that the presserroller23iscoustrained in a resilient manner lagainst the upper face of theaforesaid measuring-drum 1S.

At its opposite ends the table 1 5 is provided with transverseguiding-grooves 26, A which constitute shears upon which are mountedpillow-blocks or pedestals 27 and 30, respectively,which have' openings2 8, conforming substantially tothe outline of the 'table ends, asshown." rIt'sh'o'uld be understood that thesepillow-blocks are adaptedto `slide laterally of thetable upon the' shears '26, and they' may beclamped in anypo'sition 'desired bymeans of the thumb-screws 29.

It should be understoodt'hat the pairs of pillow blocks 27 Aand '30support' between them, respectively, the rolls 31'32 of the materialwhich is being measured, so that the Nweb 33 of the material lyingbetween the two rollers passes over the vupper surface of themeasuring-drum, passing between it and the aforesaidpresserro'ller 23 inthe manner indicated. The fabric represented as being measured issupposed to be ordinary cloth, and it will be'remembered that theserolls are usually formed by `winding the material around a board 39,These boards 39 are supported between gudgeons'f, which comprisediverging jaws 35, adapted to receive the Vends of the boards, as shown.They comprise also necks or shanks 36, which constitute journals mountedin the pillowblocks, so that the rolls are rotatably supported, as willbe readily understood.,V To' this kend the Ypillow-blocks 27 and 30 areprovidedwith openings 37, in whichv are Vmounted blocks 38 39, which1ie,respective1y, below and above the journals 36 and constitutebearings therefor. The upper blocks 39 are adapted-to be forced1downwardly against the journals by means of clampingscrews 40, carriedin sleeves 10, whereby a frictional resistance may be offered to therotation softhierolls.,y It should be understood that the material is topass in the direction of the arrow, and forv the purpose of winding itvupon-the Vvroll 32 one of the gudgeons of this roll is provided with asquare extremity 41, to which is attached a suitable crank Y42. 'As' the-web passes from the measuring-drum 18 it r11-ns under a horizontalguide-roller 43, suitably mounted between the supports 44, bolted to thetable in the manner indicated. At the' opposite side of the drum thewebl passes under a tension-roller 45, the arbor 46 of which has itsextremities mounted in a vertically-f disposed slot 47, formed in thestandards 48, which are secured tothe table 15 in the. manner indicated.It should be understood L that this tension roller constitutes also aiguide-roller for the web, and it should be stated that by reason of thefact that it is free to move vertically its weight operates to maintainthe web in a taut condition as it passes over the measuring drum 18, andin this manner inaccuracies of measuring will be averted.This'tension-roller 45 has been shown in its extreme elevated position.As the web 33 passes from thehorizontal guide-roller 43 it passesbetween the vertical guide-rollers 49, of which there are two 'dis-lposed oppositely, as indicated. These rollers 49 are provided with bores50, which enables` them to be loosely mounted upon vertically-I disposedstuds 51. These studs are mounted, respectively, in plates 52 53, whichare sub-E stantially of the construction shown in Figs..I 6 and 7. Itshould appear that the plate 52 comprises a boss or projection 54 on itsupper side, while the plate 53 comprises a boss? 55 upon its lower side.-It should be observed. that the plates are provided with elongatedopenings or slots 56 57 in lthe manner shown. It should be understoodthat these slots are5 of substantially the same width and are adapted toconstitute guides, respectively, forthe; projections 55 and 54 when thetwo plates arej properly applied to each other, as will be readilyunderstood and as indicated in the figure.; The studs 51 aforesaid maybeprovided with@ enlarged heads 58 at their lower extremities,l whichare countersunk, as indicated, into the lower faces of the plates 52 and53. A clamp-li ing-bolt 59 passes through'the aliningeslots 56 and 57and is adapted to clamp the platesf together and hold them firmly uponthe table,l a suitable wing-nut 60'beingprovided for this purpose. y Themeasuring-drum 18y I ,preferito make? just one yard in circumference.One of its; end faces is provided with apin' 61, which describes acircle about the axis ofthe drum as the same rotates. At everyrevolution this= pin comes into contact with the edge of a1counter-wheel 62, which itiadvances through one -unit orgraduation--toindicaterthelamount of cloth measured. This counter-wheelmay be loosely mounted upon a fixed stud 63,which stud carries rigidly apointer 64, which indicates-whereathefreadingis to be taken.

It should be observedthat the length of the rollers 43 and 45 issubstantially the same as athatfof thevmeasuring-drum 18, and it shouldbe understood from the construction of the apparatus described that thepillow- :desireddistance apart, so that cloth of various widths may bereadily measured. It should also appear that theconstruction of theparts in connection with thevertical guide-rollers'49 enables asimilaradjustment in width to' be eected withVv respect to them.

While I lha'vevshownl in the accompanying drawings the preferred form ofmy invention, it will be understood thatI do not limit myself to thejprecise formv shown, forv` many of the .details maybe changed .in formor position without aecting the operativeness .er utility of'myinvention, andI therefore `reserve the right tov make all suchmodifications as are included within the 'scope'of' the followingclaimsorof mechanical equivalents to the structures set forth.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desiretosecure by' Letters Patent, is-

1. In `a cloth-measuring machine, in combination, a measuring-drum,meansfor passing a web ofmaterial over`r the surface of the same, `apair of laterally-'disposed plates, `guide-rollers carried thereby 'anddisposed substantially at `right angles tothe axis of said drum, andmeans for "adjusting said Vplates laterally'wi'th respecttosaid' web.

V2. Inra cloth-measuring machine, in combination, I`a measuring-"drum,means for passing a'web of material over the `surface thereof, a tableupon which saiddrum is mounted,'a pair of plates, guide-rollersv'carried respectively thereby and disposed sl'lbstantiadly at rightanglesto the path'of saidweb, means whereby .said plates" may be adjusted laterally withv respect tov said web, and meansv for locking 'saidplates simultaneously to said table.

3. 'In a cloth-measuring machine, inv y'combination, a table, kameasuring-drum-.sup-

lported'thereby, means forpa'ssinga web of material over s aiddrum, a'pair'of plates disposed laterally with respect to said web, rollerscarried respectively by said `plates and "adapted to "guide said weblaterally, means forv guiding said plates one upon the other, anda boltadapted to clamp 'said plates to --said table. Y

4. lIn a cloth-measuring"machine,in'combination, a table, ameasuring-drum" carried thereby, means' forpassing a webof material oversaid drum,a pair of platesdisposed laterally Vwith respect toV said web,'rollers carried respectively by-said plates and disposed'sub- IIOstantially at right angles to the path of said Web, means for guidingsaid plates one upon the other, said plates having registering elongatedopenings, and a bolt passing through said openings and adapted to clampsaid plates to said table. i f

5. In a cloth-measuring machine, in combination, a table, ameasuring-drum carried thereby, means for passing a web of material oversaiddrum, a pair of plates disposed laterally with respect to said web,vertical studs carried by said plates, removable rollers carriedrespectively by saidstuds MALooLM MGKELLAR.

Witnesses T. A. NAISMITH, LORIN4 NAISMITH.

